Did you meet your grandparents? And if so, how is/was your relationship with them?

[melanieeeB]

Personally I did meet all four of them but I don't have any relationship at all with them.

My one grandmother from my fathers side already died and I remember her the most and I guess she was okay.
I don't remember her husband but I just know that I was so fucking scared of him, so much, that when my mom told me last year that she heard that he is trying to get my number I immediately went to a store and got a new phone and number. I hope he dies soon. I have never seen them since I was 5 tho.

My mother's side, my grandfather was a good man and raised my mom on his own and I have seen him once when I was 8 and he was so lovely. He died tho.
And my grandmother, I have seen her twice (with 8 and 16) but I don't like her, she was an awful neglectful mother to my mom and I never talked to her honestly, she is about to die right now.

[FunkyMonkee]

We lived in grandma's house so, she was with us for her last 15 years or so. Her hubby died the Dec. before I was born so, I never got to meet him. She was VERY stubborn and set in her ways and had to have everything her way!! If I was playing records in the dining room while she was in the living room and I got up to get a drink of water in the kitchen, I'd usually go back to my records to find her trying to pull the plug on the player and dad trying to stop her!

Mom's mom lived here where I am, now and I used to stop in here on my bike every so often and trips to record stores in this area. Otherwise, we came here a lot for holidays and family b-days or had grandma and grandpap at our house. Grandma made Christmas and Easter candy every year and I helped her sell it (and eat it!) and she was ALWAYS very nice to me!! Even helped me pay back my student loan for college!! Grandpap complained about EVERYTHING so, he wasn't much of "happy camper" but, he DID have his moments. He tried to teach me to drive but, at one point, I was trying to get something going in my life (I forget what) and I remember him telling whoever it was I was dealing with that I was a slow learner! Actually, it's just the opposite!! I usually pick things up really fast but he had some screwy idea that I was not at the top of my game!! Okay, there are SOME things that I don't immediately get but, that's mostly because I'm not very familiar with such subjects. Had I been immersed in them all my life, I'd have no problem knowing them. I got on well with him, though.

[PeteBy]

Had a strong bond with my Mother's mother. She was the matriarch of the family. I was the only one who she allowed to speak my mind to her. She entrusted me with the news that she had terminal cancer a year before anybody else knew. Which I wish she hadn't now as it was a tough thing to keep secret as a 21/22 year old.

My mothers father committed suicide when she was very young. So technically my Grandfather was a step-Grandfather but he was great. Home guard during WWII and a doting husband.

My Dad's mother was ever so slightly mad as a box of frogs and not in a good way. Contrasting family from the close knit family on my Mom's side. Dad and her weren't particularly close. So, although I did see her once a week, or special occasions. Not very close.

My Dad's father was in WWI and served on several fronts. I actually didn't meet him until a chance meeting at an airport when I was in my teens.

Dad and him had fallen out years before. As with his mother, we'd visit once a week but he was a strange old bird. Always gave us the free gifts he got from mail order catalogues for our Christmas presents. So we always thought he was a cheapskate.

Little did any of us know, he'd left each of his grandchildren a substantial amount of money in his will. Enough for me to resign from my job and start my own business.

So you just never know with people. That came as a surprise to all of us.

[melanieeeB]

It's actually really nice that he gifted you those free gifts, like he was at least thinking about you and your family🙏🏼 Congratulations to your own business too

[IveGotNoName]

My maternal grandmother and grandfather are 88 and 87, they speak an entirely different language than I do, so I can't say I have the closest relationship with them, however I still have good memories from every time I've visited their country. I know they care about me, they constantly ask my mother how we (their grandchildren) are and for photos, they are very kind and very energetic people considering their age, especially my grandfather.

My paternal grandmother (87) is undeniably selfish. She didn't show up to my brothers wedding because she "didn't feel like it". I never see her even though she lives less than 5 km away, and she doesn't care to know anything about my life.

My paternal grandfather died 4 years ago, he was 90. It was really hard, since he was the first relative of mine, who I had a closer relationship with, to die. He was very kind, selfless and attentive. He used to play a game we made up every time we would come to visit when we were kids. Unfortunately, about 10 years ago it was discovered that he had alzheimers, and he quickly got worse and worse and it was very hard to watch. However, even at his worst, he was still kind and tried to help others.

[WonderBell99]

I have met all four of my grandparents. My paternal grandparents are sweet to me, but they also talk bad things about my mum behind her back. I don’t like that. They antagonize her and she (my mum) is probably the most misunderstood person I’ve ever come across. I also don’t like the fact that they thought it was “okay” for their son (aka my dad) to cheat on my mother. I don’t like them anymore. I have a volatile relationship with many of my family members and it doesn’t sound good at a young age, I know, but they are not really the best of people.

My maternal grandparents are also very kind, but they are also strict. They scold me whenever I do something wrong, but are also very loving and affectionate. I love them a lot. My grandfather travels a lot, so we don’t see much of each other, but he is quite goofy and cracks jokes often.

My maternal grandmother practically raised me since my parents fought a lot. I’m very close to her and my brother. I don’t like my father, he’s not a good man in the sense, he is manipulative.

[melanieeeB]

Yeah I understand why you wanna keep a good distance to your paternal grandparents, it's really not nice of them.

But also it's nice that you do have a good relationship to the other side 🙏🏼

[JDavid25]

Met two of them.. Both the grandmothers... Saw my mother's mother a few times throughout my life but I don't think she ever really knew who I was.. She had schizophrenia and was in a mental hospital for my entire life.. She died in 2020 to "covid" they say.. But it was probably those ventilators.. I only met my fathers mother once.. Maybe twice when I was a baby but I don't think that counts.. I don't know what happened to her.. Whether she is alive and not. Never had any grandfather. One died when my mother was 3, and my father was a result of rape, and I highly doubt anybody knows what happened to him..

[melanieeeB]

Oh man sounds awful, at least the part about your dad... sorry to hear 🙏🏼

[JDavid25]

Oh, I was talking about the man who raped my grandmother.. We don't know what happened to him. My father is alive... Don't know about well.. 😅..

[melanieeeB]

Yeah I meant him lol but like still it must be awful for your grandma and also your father, knowing this

[JDavid25]

I don't know how either of them feel about it honestly.. But my grandmother still raised him with love.. In fact I think they kinda spoiled him maybe a bit too much, or at least made him the special child and it didn't turn out too swell for him in the long run it seems.

[melanieeeB]

Ohh okay that's good tho well better to grow up like that, instead of feeling bad and not loved or something

[Anonymous]

Yes, I was very close with all of them and saw them at least once a week, sometimes having sleepovers just for fun. During the summers I saw my paternal grandparents everyday because we had vacation homes like next to each other and me and my sibling would sometimes stay with them for a week at a time when our parents worked during the summer (so we didn’t have to go home from our summer place). My family and my grandparents went on trips abroad together every year. Now I have one grandmother left and we see each other often, I spend the night often and she watches my kids a lot. We still make weekend and week long trips together sometimes as well.

[Opinion Owner]

And by the way, I’m actually at her place right now. I’ve spent the weekend here.

[melanieeeB]

That's is pretty awesome 🙏🏼 It's nice to hear that you got along with all of them so well and have such a great relationship

[Dazed0N0Confused]

My dad's side of the family I knew my grandpa (RIP) & my dad's stepmom (RIP), my dad's biological mom lives down in Florida. Im not very close with her & I wasn't very close to my grandpa or other grandma while they were alive.

My mom's side I'm closer to my mom's mom & stepdad than my dad's parents & I never got to meet her biological dad. I had my grandma's mom (RIP) & stepdad (RIP) that I was super close to before they passed away (my great-grandma when I was 18 & my great-grandma when I was 6). My grandpa's parents Im not very close to, but we saw them on occasion, my great-grandpa just passed away 2 months ago & my great-grandma is trying to figure out what she's going to do with the rest of her time & where she wants to be.

[DizzyDesii]

Yes i see both of my mom’s parents weekly. I see both of my dad’s parents every few years. I visited my maternal grandma’s mom several times. I lived with both of my maternal grandpa’s parents when i was younger. I visited my paternal grandma’s mom several times as a kid. I dont know my paternal grandpa’s parents.

[DizzyDesii]

So i know all 4 of 4 grandparents and I knew 4 of 8 great grandparents

[melanieeeB]

I think it's really awesome, that you do see them regularly🙏🏼

[DizzyDesii]

Thank you

[Pudsmucker]

On my mother's side I was able to grow up with my grandfather near by. My mother's mother passed when she was 8. Heard that she was a great woman. Because my grandmother passed when my mother was eight she had two other stepmothers. They were just like the stepmothers you hear about in fairy tales. But my grandfather would give the world to you if he could.

On my father's side I blessed to know both my grandmother and grandfather great people. My grandfather was a farmer in his early life and as he got over he became a warehouse Foreman. He was a very strong man and gentle. I also had the privilege to meet my grandmother's parents. My great-grandparents were great people also they were humble people. My great grandfather past when I was about five. My great-grandmother lived until she was about 89.

[TallAnon]

Two of them, one of each parent.

My father's mother was always very confused, didn't speak the language very well and I basically went to visit her with my dad every week to make her happy. She didn't have much to enjoy, but she enjoyed us coming over, so we did. She made it to her 90s, but was otherwise all alone and talked about suicide a lot, although she never went through with it.

My mother's father was quite different, he passed in his 70s and was very proper. He always wore a suit, had a succesful career and travelled a lot. Very social, honoured member of the church and took care of his wife until she died of illness. I respected him, but wasn't very close to him. He was always very kind, but I never had much to relate to him about.

[sage2021]

Sadly my father's mother burned to death in her house fire before I was born. I would have loved to be in her life.
After the fire, my grandfather packed up the kids and moved to New Jersey. So, no relationship there either.
My mom's father was killed in a car accident while working in Venezuela. So, never met him.
Which leaves me with only one grandparent. Grandma made the best butter cookies and mocha cakes. We didn't get along very well. We weren't close. 💔

[SeriouslyFunny00]

I have met my 2 grandpa and 1 grandma. We're all close with each other when I was a kid. They were all generous with pocket money, food, and snacks. When I visit their house, I always leave feeling full hehe. ☺️😂 Maybe it's in the Philippine culture..

[TransAm85]

My parents were divorced but I still knew those grandparents. I wasn't particularly close with them, but I knew them. Both have died w/in the past 10 years. My mom's mom and stepfather basically helped raise me, so I was close w/them. Both of them have died also though. I miss my Grandma on my mom's side a lot.

[blissinanarchy1]

All dead. Father’s father from alcohol abuse, father’s mother from old age. Mother’s father from heroin OD. Mother’s mother from heart attack. I’m glad my mother’s mother is dead. My mother was tortured (No, not an exaggeration) for years by her stepdad, she knew about what was happening to my mom and didn’t care

[exitseven]

my paternal grandparents were Italian immigrants. I had a pretty close relationship with them. They died when I was away at college. Nobody told me and I did not attend either funeral.

[melanieeeB]

Sorry that they passed away and that they didn't tell you, you had a right to know about it🙏🏼

[exitseven]

My grandmother died in October of my freshman year. I did not find out about it until Thanksgiving. I was really angry and my father told me that he wanted me to concentrate on school. I told him how angry I was and he said it would not happen again. My grandfather died a couple of months after that and he did the same thing.

[clampfan101]

I’ve met all four, although three of them have passed away within what feels like just a few years… I didn’t see them often, but I enjoyed being able to get together now and then. My mom’s parents were especially nice, and we talk to my mom’s mom on the phone often. Both of my grandfathers fought in a different war before I was born.

[NewsReader]

I know and met all of them except one. She died when my mom was 3. But I visited her stepmom (my step grandmother). Later she visited me. Everyone in my family is great. I cannot ask for a better family. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👧

[humanearth]

Yes

I meet both sets of grandparents and one set of great grandparents

They were all great

My great grandparents that I meet while they were alive. My great grandpa died at 101 and my great grandma died at 110

[AviatorTom]

I only knew my maternal grandmother, she lived with us, and often fixed lunch for me when I walked home from school. My other three grandparents died before I was born.

[Danny_dan92]

I only met my dad’s parents and my mom’s mom.


Only one remaining now is my mom’s mom

[melanieeeB]

I guess your relationship with her is good?

[Danny_dan92]

Tbh I barely talk to her, she lives in Mexico

[melanieeeB]

Oh okay, I get that 🙏🏼

[Msputiton]

Yes both sides.

My dad's i am ridiculously close to them.

Probably because every summer i spent it over in Jamaica with them.

[MiseriaCantareAFI]

i met my dads side, but my moms side, i was either not born yet, or too young to remember.

my dads side, also recently passed away, one from colon cancer, the other from old age

I have no grandparents are this point

[Mynameisbobby]

I met my grandmother my dad's mother when I was 8. Every time I went there she pinched my cheeks. She was a sweet lady.

[CrazyGirl2]

Yes, I met all of my grandparents, but my paternal grandmother has passed, and my maternal grandfather passed away too. Of all of them, I’m closest to my maternal grandmother. She is awesome!